Mandingo USED *SEE NOTE* Monte Hellman With plenty of twists and

With plenty of twists and turns and some nifty detective work

an archival interview with Fritz Lang conducted by Peter Bogdanovich

Ron Reynaldi (Spike of Bensonhurst)

but Philip Kaufman's brilliant update of the 1956 classic is a rare and memorable exception

Mandingo USED *SEE NOTE* Monte Hellman With plenty of twists and*CASE HAS SOME SCUFFS There'll be a hot time in the old South tonight, as an 1840s plantation owner (James Mason) delights in buying and breeding slaves: men to fight as bare knuckle boxers and women to service him and his son (Perry King) sexually. The sordid goings on reach a fever pitch when the son falls for a female slave (Brenda Sykes) while his wife (Susan George) is drawn to a newly purchased fighter (Ken Norton). 127 min. Widescreen;